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School Grants for Healthy Kids
Through partners such as Kellogg’s and the Walmart Foundation, Action for Healthy Kids is pleased to release its School Grants for Healthy Kids opportunities for the 2012-2013 school year. Over 500 schools will be awarded funds that will range from $1,000 to $5,000 (average $2,000) with significant in-kind contributions from Action for Healthy Kids in the form of people, programs, and school nutrition expertise. We’ll also provide schools with management expertise and support to develop strong nutrition programs around school breakfast, competitive foods, summer meals, access to healthy food and nutrition education. Read the Entire Article...
Read MoreInterview with Ginny Linderman and MaryAnn Renninger, P.E. Teachers from St. Aloysius Parish School in Pennsylvania
What prompted you to be an advocate and champion of children’s health? We are both Physical Education Teachers and former coaches. Health and fitness have been our main concern for students.When did you adopt the CATCH Program and what prompted you to do so? We adopted the program 2 years ago. The Pottstown Health and Wellness Foundation awarded us several grants. During one of their school collaborative sessions, a representative from the CATCH program attended. We were able to peruse the literature and curriculum. We also attended the CATCH workshop which was hosted by the Foundation.Describe notable changes since implementing CATCH and how you know CATCH is...
Read MoreNew P.E. Program Coming to (California) City Schools Funded by Federal Grant
by Tracy Garcia, Staff Writer Posted: 03/02/2011 WHITTIER(, CA) – An expanded physical education program, complete with new equipment for each school and teacher training, is coming to the Whittier City School District next fall, thanks to a nearly $400,000 federal grant. The 6,600-student district was among 13 organizations in California to be awarded a Carol M. White Physical Education Program grant, which is designed to help schools expand or improve P.E. programs for K-12 students by including lessons in healthy eating habits, good nutrition and daily exercise. “We are all required, as public schools, to provide 200 minutes of instruction in...
Read MoreNew P.E. Program Coming to (California) City Schools, Funded by Federal Grant
New P.E. Program Coming to (California) City Schools, Funded by Federal Grant by Tracy Garcia, Staff Writer Posted: 03/02/2011 WHITTIER(, CA) – An expanded physical education program, complete with new equipment for each school and teacher training, is coming to the Whittier City School District next fall, thanks to a nearly $400,000 federal grant. The 6,600-student district was among 13 organizations in California to be awarded a Carol M. White Physical Education Program grant, which is designed to help schools expand or improve P.E. programs for K-12 students by including lessons in healthy eating habits, good nutrition and daily exercise. “We are all...
Read MoreCATCH Kicks off Middle School Physical Activity Project with Florida CPPW Grant
by Kathy Chichester Funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Communities Putting Prevention to Work Cooperative Agreement, CATCH will be working with 300 Middle Schools throughout the state of Florida. In cooperation with the Florida Department of Health and Florida Department of Education, the goal of the project is to implement sustainable evidence-based, comprehensive, physical activity programs in the physical education programs of Florida middle schools. For more information about the project, contact: ...
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